PUBLIC LAW 109–270—AUG. 12, 2006
120 STAT. 719
‘‘(E) provides the knowledge and skills needed to work with and improve instruction for special populations; ‘‘(F) assists in accessing and utilizing data, including data provided under section 118, student achievement data, and data from assessments; and ‘‘(G) promotes integration with professional development activities that the State carries out under title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 and title II of the Higher Education Act of 1965; ‘‘(3) describes efforts to improve— ‘‘(A) the recruitment and retention of career and technical education teachers, faculty, and career guidance and academic counselors, including individuals in groups underrepresented in the teaching profession; and ‘‘(B) the transition to teaching from business and industry, including small business; ‘‘(4) describes efforts to facilitate the transition of subbaccalaureate career and technical education students into baccalaureate degree programs at institutions of higher education; ‘‘(5) describes how the eligible agency will actively involve parents, academic and career and technical education teachers, administrators, faculty, career guidance and academic counselors, local business (including small businesses), and labor organizations in the planning, development, implementation, and evaluation of such career and technical education programs; ‘‘(6) describes how funds received by the eligible agency through the allotment made under section 111 will be allocated— ‘‘(A) among career and technical education at the secondary level, or career and technical education at the postsecondary and adult level, or both, including the rationale for such allocation; and ‘‘(B) among any consortia that will be formed among secondary schools and eligible institutions, and how funds will be allocated among the members of the consortia, including the rationale for such allocation; ‘‘(7) describes how the eligible agency will— ‘‘(A) improve the academic and technical skills of students participating in career and technical education programs, including strengthening the academic and career and technical components of career and technical education programs through the integration of academics with career and technical education to ensure learning in— ‘‘(i) the core academic subjects (as defined in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965); and ‘‘(ii) career and technical education subjects; ‘‘(B) provide students with strong experience in, and understanding of, all aspects of an industry; and ‘‘(C) ensure that students who participate in such career and technical education programs are taught to the same challenging academic proficiencies as are taught to all other students; ‘‘(8) describes how the eligible agency will annually evaluate the effectiveness of such career and technical education programs, and describe, to the extent practicable, how
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